Monday, March 31, 2008

Below are a handful of pics I took on Saturday for the Coliseum game against the Red Sox. Unfortunately, I didn't take a lot of pictures. See my photoalbum here. I guess you can say that I was in awe of the entire spectacle. Have no fear though, check out Dodgers Thoughts for some great pictures on the website and on their Flickr page.

Jackie Robinson faced an uphill climb when it came to racial equality in his own life. We all know about the screaming and derisive comments he heard from opposing players and fans during games. Even in Vero Beach Jackie, along with Don Newcombe and other black players, couldn't leave Dodgertown for fear of racial animosity within the city. In many ways Dodgertown became a prison for them. The daily grind and mental shield they had to have is hard to imagine today.

An incident that may be foreign to a lot of folks is Jackie's military past that brushed upon the question of race and gave us an early glimpse at a future leader in race relations. In 1944 Jackie was given a court martial.

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